Handicraft is currently highly valued. People are fed up with consumer goods, they strive to surround themselves with unique things that radiate good energy. That is why hand-made masters have the opportunity, doing what they love, to get good money for it. But is it so easy to evaluate your work?
Instructions
Step 1
It is worth making a reservation right away that if you just choose what kind of needlework you will earn, then keep in mind that embroidery is a very painstaking and expensive work. To truly justify the labor and costs associated with purchasing materials, you need to correctly calculate the final cost of the work and, most importantly, find a client who will agree to pay for your man-made masterpiece.
Step 2
There are very complex algorithms for calculating the cost of embroidery, where the cost of 1 stitch is the basis (see figure). But these are too complex schemes that do not always objectively assess the cost of work. Here is a slightly simpler method.
Step 3
The basic unit of calculation is the work hour. Decide how much your work is worth. Multiply the number of hours you embroidered the painting by the cost of one man-hour. So, if you embroidered a total of 40 hours, and you estimate every hour of work at 200 rubles, then 8000 rubles is the part in the final cost that will become payment for the work.
Step 4
Next, you need to calculate how much materials you have spent. If you embroider according to ready-made patterns in kits for needlework, then add the cost of this set to 8,000 rubles. But if you work according to exclusive patterns that you develop (for example, embroider portraits of customers), then add a certain percentage for the exclusive to labor costs and to the cost of materials (canvas, floss). On average, this is 15-25%.
Step 5
This can be a very specific amount: if you purchased a special program for creating schemes and selecting colors, then calculate how many years you can use it and how many schemes you will use it to compose. Calculate in the same way how many rubles spent on hoops, needles, and an embroidery machine are included in a particular job. It is enough to calculate once and then add this amount to the cost of finished works.
